That 1st run sold out ridiculously fast, just a couple hours.whyterabbyt wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:29 pm I think I might order a Plinky when Thonk get them back in again.
2021: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2021)
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- KVRAF
- 8620 posts since 29 Sep, 2010 from Maui
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- KVRAF
- 9064 posts since 1 Aug, 2003
I hadn't bought a pedalboard since wednesday, today I rectified that.
I have a Pedaltrain PT-Nano and yet another Harley Benton Spaceship 50C coming
Both intended for the final free spaces on my Jaspers rack, where they will house pedals to mess with my synths.
I have a Pedaltrain PT-Nano and yet another Harley Benton Spaceship 50C coming
Both intended for the final free spaces on my Jaspers rack, where they will house pedals to mess with my synths.
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- KVRAF
- 13135 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Finally got around to snagging a Hydrasynth desktop.
Every time I tried to buy one, they were sold out. I can see why... this thing is a load of fun. I've already created a few patches and recorded a part for a new song.
I think a Pro 3 may be arriving later this week.
Every time I tried to buy one, they were sold out. I can see why... this thing is a load of fun. I've already created a few patches and recorded a part for a new song.
I think a Pro 3 may be arriving later this week.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2548 posts since 7 Jul, 2003 from Huntington, WV
That Hydrasynth looks sweet!justin3am wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:53 am Finally got around to snagging a Hydrasynth desktop.
Every time I tried to buy one, they were sold out. I can see why... this thing is a load of fun. I've already created a few patches and recorded a part for a new song.
I think a Pro 3 may be arriving later this week.
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- KVRAF
- 1768 posts since 1 Aug, 2006 from Italy
I haven't decided anything yet. I'm waiting the NAMM (well... the online event... but that's the timeframe) for new products announcements.
I'm contemplating the idea of a 32 channels A/D D/A converter (so I won't need an analog mixer anymore), but I'm taking my time (it's an expensive purchase and it's a major rework of the cabling in my small room... which I can't afford right now, not for money reasons but because I'm working from home as a programmer in that very same room, so it has to be always in a reasonably working condition and any "bigger" work has to be completed over a weekend at most).
I'm still contemplating some dj equipment (I was thinking about that last year, but I didn't manage to get that... as much as I'm interested, dj gear is always at the bottom of my priorities... and also, I don't really know where to place it).
I'm also thinking about some pieces of outboard, but I have no plan yet... and of course, I'm always looking for synths, effects/pedals and such...
Anyway, this year's goal is to avoid spending too much
and to actually enjoy what I already own.
The only certain purchase is a set of angled jacks for a pedal board which I'm making in order to keep my pedals organized/ready to use (otherwise, I'm often too lazy to get them from the shelf/box where they are stored, connect them, etc... I need something quick and ready to use)... I started this project at the very end of last year, so this has to be completed. I'll need also some linear power supply (which I will likely build) to power all the pedals...
I'm contemplating the idea of a 32 channels A/D D/A converter (so I won't need an analog mixer anymore), but I'm taking my time (it's an expensive purchase and it's a major rework of the cabling in my small room... which I can't afford right now, not for money reasons but because I'm working from home as a programmer in that very same room, so it has to be always in a reasonably working condition and any "bigger" work has to be completed over a weekend at most).
I'm still contemplating some dj equipment (I was thinking about that last year, but I didn't manage to get that... as much as I'm interested, dj gear is always at the bottom of my priorities... and also, I don't really know where to place it).
I'm also thinking about some pieces of outboard, but I have no plan yet... and of course, I'm always looking for synths, effects/pedals and such...
Anyway, this year's goal is to avoid spending too much
and to actually enjoy what I already own.The only certain purchase is a set of angled jacks for a pedal board which I'm making in order to keep my pedals organized/ready to use (otherwise, I'm often too lazy to get them from the shelf/box where they are stored, connect them, etc... I need something quick and ready to use)... I started this project at the very end of last year, so this has to be completed. I'll need also some linear power supply (which I will likely build) to power all the pedals...
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- KVRAF
- 8620 posts since 29 Sep, 2010 from Maui
So I did buy the Orobas, 1 of 80. They are a limited run because the metal tubes are vintage military/industrial surplus I guess, while there are pin-identical and glass replacements available today, they would not sound same as the old tubes have slightly higher specs and whatnot. If you look in the video, you can see they are slightly rusting from age. Apparently, they are left over from his days of hunting down old tubes and collecting them to make guitar amps with, it seems he only has enough of them to make 80 units...
Quite an interesting module imo, maybe a little too boutique for many, but for the gear squirrels, quite a shiny bit of kit
Quite an interesting module imo, maybe a little too boutique for many, but for the gear squirrels, quite a shiny bit of kit
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- KVRAF
- 13135 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Nice!
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- KVRAF
- 2236 posts since 23 May, 2005 from West Country, UK
In Feb my back ordered Tempi will hopefully arrive, but this will need a new case and I hate empty spaces so I foresee that I will be bankrupt and have filled all or most of another 208HP by the end of the year.
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- KVRAF
- 8079 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
Picked up an Auledio laptop stand for my Microfreak.
I like it a lot better than the bamboo one I bought from Etsy, which wasn't very stable and of course not adjustable. This has a slight amount of bounce to it when playing the keyboard but that's better than the entire thing trying to tip over...
I like it a lot better than the bamboo one I bought from Etsy, which wasn't very stable and of course not adjustable. This has a slight amount of bounce to it when playing the keyboard but that's better than the entire thing trying to tip over...
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- KVRAF
- 2982 posts since 31 Jan, 2003 from Ghent, Belgium
Maybe I'll buy a new piece of hardware in 2021... At least it's possible now; I'm moving next week, to a bigger apartment.
I never felt like I had a lot of hardware synths (or hardware in general), but when packing it all up, the mountain of cable spaghetti that revealed itself was... huge! I just picked up the pile and put it in a big moving box... I could hardly fit my arms around it.
I should do some better cable management this time... but that's what I said last time too.
This time it's maybe less important - it'll be my "endgame studio"(/apartment).
I'd love to have a few of these: https://www.decksaver.com/product-categ ... er-covers/
(yeah they're expensive)
But they have few covers for what I have. Not even one for the Pro2!
I never felt like I had a lot of hardware synths (or hardware in general), but when packing it all up, the mountain of cable spaghetti that revealed itself was... huge! I just picked up the pile and put it in a big moving box... I could hardly fit my arms around it.
I should do some better cable management this time... but that's what I said last time too.
This time it's maybe less important - it'll be my "endgame studio"(/apartment). I'd love to have a few of these: https://www.decksaver.com/product-categ ... er-covers/
(yeah they're expensive)
But they have few covers for what I have. Not even one for the Pro2!
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- KVRAF
- 13135 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
My Pro 3 arrived over the weekend and I'm embarrassed to admit that I haven't touched the keyboard, other than to test a few of the factory patches.
...Instead I've been playing electric bass through it and building crazy feedback loops.
I had 4 desktop Evolvers over the years and I loved using them to process guitar and for drone patches. The Pro 3 has way more of what I love about the Evolver. I dig that the output is normalled to the external input. Modulating the filter with the synths own output is rad. It gets even crazier with a tube gain stage between the output and the input. The mod matrix is well implemented, lots of sources and even more destinations. I'll have a lot of fun recreating some of my favorite Evolver patches.
...Instead I've been playing electric bass through it and building crazy feedback loops.
I had 4 desktop Evolvers over the years and I loved using them to process guitar and for drone patches. The Pro 3 has way more of what I love about the Evolver. I dig that the output is normalled to the external input. Modulating the filter with the synths own output is rad. It gets even crazier with a tube gain stage between the output and the input. The mod matrix is well implemented, lots of sources and even more destinations. I'll have a lot of fun recreating some of my favorite Evolver patches.
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- KVRAF
- 2765 posts since 15 Feb, 2017 from a worn out vinyl groove
Argh... got sent a 10% discount voucher from Juno ( apparently, I'm one of their best customers.. cough cough choke)..
I ignored it 'coz I was gonna wait a few months for any new purchases...
then today I get an email informing me a module I had on my wish list "After Later Audio G&T Gates and Triggers" was in
just 1 in stock...
So I got that and Joranalogue Fold 6...
so much for restraint..
I ignored it 'coz I was gonna wait a few months for any new purchases...
then today I get an email informing me a module I had on my wish list "After Later Audio G&T Gates and Triggers" was in
just 1 in stock...
So I got that and Joranalogue Fold 6...
so much for restraint..
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- KVRAF
- 2765 posts since 15 Feb, 2017 from a worn out vinyl groove
Erm Nik... when you told/advised me against going Eurorack a couple of years ago on FB_VCV forum, I was under the impression you didn't have, nor were going to get into H/W euro...lnikj wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:32 pm In Feb my back ordered Tempi will hopefully arrive, but this will need a new case and I hate empty spaces so I foresee that I will be bankrupt and have filled all or most of another 208HP by the end of the year.
Q: were you into it then... or like the rest of us...
just couldn't resist?
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RugerioDelStereo RugerioDelStereo https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=466409
- KVRist
- 163 posts since 23 May, 2020
In 2021 I want to buy a good audio interface with lots of inputs (tired of using a mixer), a nice little sampler to accompany my TR-8 and some kind of acid machine. I also need some more outboard effects...and new monitor speakers. Aaaand a Keystep.
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- KVRAF
- 2236 posts since 23 May, 2005 from West Country, UK
Did I ?? Moi ?? Must be premature senility as I don't remember ....toonertik wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:07 pmErm Nik... when you told/advised me against going Eurorack a couple of years ago on FB_VCV forum, I was under the impression you didn't have, nor were going to get into H/W euro...lnikj wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:32 pm In Feb my back ordered Tempi will hopefully arrive, but this will need a new case and I hate empty spaces so I foresee that I will be bankrupt and have filled all or most of another 208HP by the end of the year.
Q: were you into it then... or like the rest of us...
just couldn't resist?
I'm 100% sure that I would have believed what I was saying at the time. Honest !
I succumbed. It started with a Volca Modular, then pedals, then a Koma Field Kit, then ... and all the time I was convinced I wasn't doing Euro. Then I thought I'd get an ES-9 to get stuff in and out of VCV ... and then I thought f**k it ... I might be dead in a few months